Tractor.



H. C. HARTLINE.

TRACTOR.

APPLlcATmN FILED MAY 25. i916.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

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H. c. HARTLINE., TRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY ZIHIQIG.

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WIT/VESSES Patented NOV. 6, 1917,

.Holl/IER C. HARTLINE,

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OF COBDEN, LLINOIS.

TELLCTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. e, 1917.

.'lpplication filed May 25, 1916. Serial No. 99,755.

To all 'wlw/zi 'it may concer-iz.

Be it. known that I, HOHER C. HAnrnINE, a citizen of the United States, and a. resident of Cobden, in the county of TJnion and State of Illinois, have invented a new and im; proved Tractor, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a. new and improved tractor designed for hauling threshing machines, yagons and other vehicles, or for drawing plows and other farm machinery over 'the fields, and arranged to permit of conveniently and quickly steering the tractor or turning it around in a comparatively small space. l

'In order to accomplish the desired result use is made of tract-ion wheels provided with gear wheels and mounted to turn on axles having upwardly extending shafts or spindles, studs mounted on the said axle shafts, pinions in mesh with the said gear wheels on the traction wheels and mounted to turn on studs attached to the said axle shafts to turn with the saine, bevel pinions rotating with the said first-named pinions and in mesh with bevel gear wheels mounted to rotate loosely on the axle shaft, and a transverse driven shaft provided with bevel pinions in mesh with said loose bevel gear wheels. Use is also made of a connection with the axle shafts to turn the same in unison in either direction, a. worm wheel on each ofthe axle shafts and each in mesh with a worm secured on a steering shaft adapted to be connected with a friction drive to turn the axle shafts in either direction.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciiication, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the tractor.

with parts in section;

F ig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line 2 2 of 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional plan view of the driving gear for a traction Wheel and steering axle; and 1 f Fig. 5 is a sectional side elevation of a portion of the steering gear *ith one of the friction pinions in engagement with the friction driving Wheel.

The frame 10 of the tractor is connected with or forms part of the vehicle carrying a suitable motor 1l, The freine l0 is provides,

at the sides with pairs of spaced bearings 12 and 13, arranged one above the other, and in which are journaled the upright shafts or spindles 14 and 15,l from the lower ends of which extend axles 16 and 17 for the traetion wheels 18 and 19 to turn on.

The traction wheels 18 and 19 are provided with gear wheels 20 and y21, preferably in the form of spur wheels fastened by cleats or other suitable fastening devices 22 to the spokesl 23 of the traction Wheels 1,8 and 19. The gear wheels 2O and 21 are in mesh with pinions 24, 25 journaled loosely on studs 26, 27, screwed in or otherwise attached to collars 28, 29, keyed or otherwise fastened to the arie shafts or spindles le and 15. On the pinions 24 and 25 are secured or formed bevel gear wheels 30, 31 in mesh with bevel gear Awheels 32, 33 mounted to rotate loosely on the axle shafts or spindles 14 and 15. The bevel wheels 32, are in mesh with bevel gear wheels 34, 85 secured on the ends of a transversely extending shaft 36 jonrnaled in suitable bearings 4T attached to or forming part of the frame 10. On the transverse shaft 36 is secured a bevel gear wheel 37 in mesh with a bevel pinion 38 attached to a shaft 39 form ing part of the usual speed gearing t0 driven from the shaft 41 ofthe motor 11, so that when the motor is running a rotary motion is given to theishaft 36. The rotary motion of the shaft 3G is transmitted by the bevel.

pinions 34-, 35 to the bevel gear wheels 32, 33 to rotate the bevel pinions 30, 31 and lhe pinions 2,4-, 25 in mesh with the gear wh els 20 and 21, so that a rotary 'motion is given to both traction wheels 18 and 19 to propel the tractor forward or backward according to the direction in which the motor 11 is running at the time.

On the upper ends of the axle shafts 14 and 15 are secured worm wheels 50 and 51 in mesh with worms 52, 53 secured on a transversely extending shaft 54 journaled in suitable bearings 55 attached to or forming .part of the main frame 10. 40n the shaft 54 are secured gear wheels 56, 57' in mesh'with gear wheels 5S. 59 secured on shafts and G1 journaled in levers 62, 63 mounted to swing loosely on the shaft 54 as the fulcrum. The levers 62, G3 are connected by4 links 64, 65 with the. steering mechanism under the control of the operator to impart a swinging motion to either of the levers 62, 63 whenever it is desired to 'Ying 15mm the ,j anni gaming ive ti.

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